The Board denied service connection for heart disability and diabetes, both presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure, due to lack of evidence showing the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran served in Vietnam or was exposed to herbicide agents there, which is required for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- non-q wave myocardial infarction status-post cardiac catheterization (heart disability), diabetes type II (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130604
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